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Economy top of mind as MUFSO kicks off

Oct 13, 2008

WASHINGTONSomewhere between Friday’s market closings and the first speaker taking the podium Sunday, the economy overtook the election as the big topic of conversation on the first day of the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference.

MUFSO, an annual gathering of top executives from leading restaurant chains, was given a largely political theme because of its location near the nation's capital as well as the upcoming elections. The first sessions on Sunday